This plant community is a perennial grassland with a moderate amount of low shrubs and a small percentage of forbs. Natural climatic variation can result in changes in the amount of and ratio of both individual plants. Dominate plants are galleta, alkali sacaton, shadscale and mound saltbush.
Unmanaged grazing, prolonged drought, introduction of non-native annuals
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